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Table 1 Effect of temperatures on hibernating patterns, body mass, and food intake of dormice during winter

From: Food availability positively affects the survival and somatic maintenance of hibernating garden dormice (Eliomys quercinus)

Response variables

Terms

X2

df

p values

Body mass

Group

0.1

1

0.74

Time

503.1

4

< 0.001

Group:Time

15.2

4

< 0.001

Total IBE duration

Group

60.7

1

< 0.001

Period

9.9

3

0.02

Group:Period

12.8

3

< 0.01

Mean IBE duration

Group

51.1

1

< 0.001

Period

10.1

3

0.02

Group:Period

34.2

3

< 0.001

Arousal frequency

Group

7.5

1

< 0.01

Period

14.0

3

< 0.01

Group:Period

28.1

3

< 0.001

Total TBD (per week)

Group

136.9

1

< 0.001

Period

30.9

3

< 0.001

Group:Period

52.5

3

< 0.001

Mean TBD

Group

25.2

1

< 0.001

Period

76.5

3

< 0.001

Group:Period

18.0

3

< 0.001

Total FI (per week)

Group

25.0

1

< 0.001

Period

35.1

3

< 0.001

Group:Period

7.0

3

0.07

  1. Parameters of analyses of variance for the effects of group (3 °C vs. 14 °C), time (weeks) or period (1–4), and their interaction on body mass, total inter-bout euthermia (IBE) duration, mean IBE duration, arousal frequency, total torpor bout duration (TBD), mean TBD, and total food intake (FI) over the hibernation experiments. Significant p values are indicated in italic